nýra

See also: nyra and NYRA

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse nýra, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnʊijɹa]

Noun

nýra n (genitive singular nýra, plural nýru or nýrur)

  1. kidney

Declension
Declension of nýra
n1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nýra nýrað nýru, nýrur nýruni
accusative nýra nýrað nýru, nýrur nýruni
dative nýra nýranum nýrum nýrunum
genitive nýra nýrans nýrna nýrnanna

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • hvítanýra
  • kolanýra
  • nýrabørkur
  • nýraflutningur
  • nýragrús
  • nýrakoka
  • nýrakol
  • nýrakollur
  • nýralás
  • nýralækni
  • nýrasneis
  • nýrasperðil
  • nýrasteinur
  • nýrastrongur
  • nýravaksin
  • nýrnabruni
  • vitunýra

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nýra, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈniːra/
  • Rhymes: -iːra

Noun

nýra n (genitive singular nýra, nominative plural nýru)

  1. kidney

Declension
declension of nýra
n-w singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nýra nýrað nýru nýrun
accusative nýra nýrað nýru nýrun
dative nýra nýranu nýrum nýrunum
genitive nýra nýrans nýrna nýrnanna

Derived terms
  • nýrnasteinn

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós.

Noun

nýra n (genitive nýra, plural nýru)

  1. kidney

Declension
  Declension of nýra (weak an-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nýra nýrat nýru nýrun
accusative nýra nýrat nýru nýrun
dative nýra nýranu nýrum nýrunum
genitive nýra nýrans nýrna nýrnanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: nýra
  • Faroese: nýra
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: nyre m or f or n
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: nyre f or n
  • Old Swedish: niūre
  • Old Danish: nyræ, niuræ
  • Old Gutnish: vig-niauri
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